Equipped with a very special folded steel blade, which is a hammer-welded mixture of local, self-refined steels, folded multiple times to remove impurities, creating many hundreds of individual steel layers, finally producing arguably the best sword-making steel available.
The process and technique is renowned for smithing the finest combat sword blades, and certainly forms a unique, and very lethal foundational core to this true Katana sabre.
Further promoting perfection, is the very difficult process of clay-tempering the blade. This process precisely facilitates hardening of the blade’s edge, while leaving the blade’s core and spine softer and thus resilient. Definitely a marker of advanced Japanese sword-making technology and visibly identifiable on this Shinken sword blade.
Completed with a lacquered hardwood scabbard, along with solid brass sword-fittings, and a hardwood, wrapped with genuine stingray-skin & quality cord handle, forming a traditional, practical and effective Japanese Samurai hand-grip.
This Uchigatana sword saber is sharp and deadly, and is executed with superb & unique craftsmanship. It’s highly collectable, a treasure to own and a formidable war sword to use.
Key Features:
- Folded Katana blade – hard, reliable cutting edge, along with renowned blade elasticity & excellent resilience.
- Genuine clay tempered sword blade, with a special, visible Hamon.
- Premium quality fittings, handle & scabbard materials.
- Two handed sword – use this weapon with one or two hands, unhindered and with good power.
- Perfectly balanced & versatile Japanese long sword – equally effective cutting, slashing & thrusting combat Katana.
- Battle ready Katana – fully functional and deadly sharpened Katana saber sword.
Katana Blue Specifications:
- Note: Sword stand is NOT included, and is shown only for demonstration purposes.
- Overall Katana length: 103cm.
- Handle length: 26cm.
- Blade length: 71cm.
- Blade width: 3.2cm.
- Blade thickness: 0.7cm.
- Blade material: Locally refined, folded steel Katana blade.
- Tempering: Genuine clay tempered Katana blade, with a special, visible Hamon.
- Hardness: 58HRC.
- Blade finish: Hand-polished, using stone.
- Tsuka (handle) material: Hardwood, wrapped with genuine stingray-skin Samegawa & quality cord Ito (handle-wrap).
- Saya (scabbard) material: Lacquered hardwood, wrapped with a quality cord Sageo (scabbard-wrap).
- Sword-fittings material: Brass.
- Bo-Hi (fuller sword): Single blood-groove on both sides of the blade.
- Tang: Full tang Katana.
- Weight with/without scabbard: 1.4kg / 1.1kg.
- Included: Wooden sword case; sword bag, certificate of authenticity.
- Item: Daito sword.